Body confirmed as missing Brea student

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BREA Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that a body pulled from an Arizona drainage canal is that of a college student from Brea who went missing late last month.

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the body found floating in a lake near the Arizona State University campus is 19-year-old Jack Culolias, a Brea native who was a freshman at the university.

Prior to his death, Culolias was last seen being escorted from a restaurant on the night of Nov. 30 for being intoxicated.

A search crew spotted Culolias' body floating in a swampy drainage canal on Sunday morning. Based on his clothing and a distinctive red shoe that authorities found with the body, family members and police had suspected that it was Culolias prior to the medical examiner's confirmation.

Authorities are hoping to determine the official cause of Culolias' death by next week.

Tempe police Sgt. Mike Pooley said there are no signs of foul play.

“It just appears to be a tragic accident, something that should never have happened,” Pooley said.

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